Upper respiratory infection (URI) is a real problem for cats in shelters — not only are cats with URI frequently quarantined, delaying adoption — they must experience both social isolation and medical treatment, just adding to
an already stressed cat's stress.
Not exact matches
Trapping a feral
cat isn't easy for the
cat or volunteers, so having this cue can help TNR groups know which
cats still need to be trapped and which have
already been taken care of with minimal
stress and backtracking.
Dr. Bennett has
already laid the ground work with
cat specific scheduling times, low -
stress feline handling and
cat specific training of staff members.
If an existing
cat is
already mildly ill, your new
cat may cause
stress that will exacerbate the illness.
It's a painless procedure that can be easily tolerated, but taking your kitty's blood pressure could also
stress out an
already -
stressed cat.
Because these
cats are
already very ill and
stressed, extreme care must be taken to not
stress the
cats further by force feeding.
Ear - tipping prevents an
already - spayed or neutered
cat the
stress of re-trapping and an unnecessary surgery.
A shelter environment can be overwhelming for some dogs and
cats, especially if they are
already shy, under - socialized, or prone to
stress.
We
already do a lot with reducing patient
stress because of being a
cat - friendly practice, but this initiative is for all animals.
Ear - tipping is especially important as it prevents an
already spayed or neutered
cat the
stress of re-trapping and more importantly, an unnecessary surgery.
Another reason to not vaccinate pregnant or nursing
cats is that their body is under a great
stress already.
Simply put, ear tipping protects your
cats from the unnecessary
stress of repeated trappings, trips to the clinic, and surgery to confirm that they have
already been altered.
This means those
cats can easily be identified as having
already been sterilized, so they won't be trapped again, putting them through unnecessary
stress and taking the place of
cats who still need care.
Remember
cats in traps are
already stressed, adding the
stress of heat can be deadly.